mshefler
February 2nd, 2010, 09:16 PM
I waited an extra 3 hours past the deadline, but 3 players still had not voted.
Paul Keating is the winner with an unnatural 5, and Tony Abell is the next
dealer. Three perceptive players guessed the correct definition, I'll post
the rolling scores tomorrow to avoid the Tapcis bug.
1. a life form that cannot be classified as animal or vegetable.
Submitter: Heimerson Votes: 4 & *18* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Widdis
2. [Med.] arthritis or rheumatism affecting the digits.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 6 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge
3. a pseudo-cereal or grain-like crop of the family Amaranthaceae, grown
primarily for its edible seeds.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 9 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Savage; Madnick
4. [Rus.] bulgar wheat.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Heimerson; Keating; Schultz; Madnick
5. a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA
that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA
during protein synthesis.
Submitter: Kornelis Votes: 9 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Shepherdson
6. the presence in a single population of more than one genetically
distinct type, each at a frequency too high to be explained by
repeated mutation alone.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 4 & *18* 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Stevens; Crom; Weltz
7. having uncomfortably many in-laws.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 6 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Emery; Widdis; Savage; Shepherdson
8. a laser printer that begins to approach continuous tone quality by
varying the dot size.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
9. [Obs.] profound despondency; hopelessness.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: 4 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Kornelis
10. a state of having several obsessions.
Submitter: Bourne Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hart
11. a bloodstream infection by multiple bacteria strains caused by lack
of proper sanitation in hospitals.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 5 = 5
Voted for by: Stevens; Emery; Kornelis; Crom; Cunningham
12. [Med.] infestation by intestinal worms.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 2 & *18* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Cunningham; Morgan
13. a disease of the leg.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 3 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. an amebic dysentery.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 11 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
15. fleshy spike of flowers.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 4 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
16. a slash, as in a leaf or petal.
Submitter: Carson Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Weltz
17. the coastal region of the W central part of ancient Greece: now part
of Aetolia and Acarnania in modern Greece.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 12 & 19 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Schultz
18. an area of open water surrounded by sea ice.
Submitter: Shefler Vote: N/A D3
Voted for by: Heimerson; Keating; Lodge
19. a fictional island featured in some of the science fiction stories of
Edward Thurston.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 6 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
20. a collection of young hawks. [false pl. from _poly_ + _nias_ a young
hawk]
Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
No def: Shepherdson Votes: 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Paul Keating is the winner with an unnatural 5, and Tony Abell is the next
dealer. Three perceptive players guessed the correct definition, I'll post
the rolling scores tomorrow to avoid the Tapcis bug.
1. a life form that cannot be classified as animal or vegetable.
Submitter: Heimerson Votes: 4 & *18* 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Widdis
2. [Med.] arthritis or rheumatism affecting the digits.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 6 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Lodge
3. a pseudo-cereal or grain-like crop of the family Amaranthaceae, grown
primarily for its edible seeds.
Submitter: Hart Votes: 9 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Savage; Madnick
4. [Rus.] bulgar wheat.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 7 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Heimerson; Keating; Schultz; Madnick
5. a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA
that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA
during protein synthesis.
Submitter: Kornelis Votes: 9 & 11 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Shepherdson
6. the presence in a single population of more than one genetically
distinct type, each at a frequency too high to be explained by
repeated mutation alone.
Submitter: Keating Votes: 4 & *18* 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Stevens; Crom; Weltz
7. having uncomfortably many in-laws.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 6 & 11 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Emery; Widdis; Savage; Shepherdson
8. a laser printer that begins to approach continuous tone quality by
varying the dot size.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 1 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
9. [Obs.] profound despondency; hopelessness.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: 4 & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Hart; Kornelis
10. a state of having several obsessions.
Submitter: Bourne Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Hart
11. a bloodstream infection by multiple bacteria strains caused by lack
of proper sanitation in hospitals.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 5 = 5
Voted for by: Stevens; Emery; Kornelis; Crom; Cunningham
12. [Med.] infestation by intestinal worms.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 2 & *18* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Cunningham; Morgan
13. a disease of the leg.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 3 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. an amebic dysentery.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 11 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
15. fleshy spike of flowers.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 4 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
16. a slash, as in a leaf or petal.
Submitter: Carson Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Weltz
17. the coastal region of the W central part of ancient Greece: now part
of Aetolia and Acarnania in modern Greece.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 12 & 19 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Schultz
18. an area of open water surrounded by sea ice.
Submitter: Shefler Vote: N/A D3
Voted for by: Heimerson; Keating; Lodge
19. a fictional island featured in some of the science fiction stories of
Edward Thurston.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 6 & 16 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Morgan
20. a collection of young hawks. [false pl. from _poly_ + _nias_ a young
hawk]
Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
No def: Shepherdson Votes: 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0